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Iowa Senate GOP’s plan for restrictions on felon voting rights
Feb 11, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Senate Republican have unveiled their proposed limitations if Iowa voters approve a constitutional amendment to automatically restore felon voting rights. The plan would still force those convicted of murder manslaughter or certain…
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Rozenboom running for re-election
Feb 10, 2020 by Rick Watts
Iowa State Senator Ken Rozenboom says he’s going to run for re-election. During Saturday’s (2/08) Eggs and Issues event in Oskaloosa, Rozenboom explained why he’s running for a third term. "The simple conclusion was I'm…
Weekend campaigning wraps, it’ll soon be Iowa Caucus time
Feb 03, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA NEWS - Seven presidential candidates seeking support in the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses campaigned in Iowa Sunday. At 7 tonight, Caucus-goers will start having their say. The three U.S. Senators…
Campaigning continues
Jan 31, 2020 by Rick Watts
As we head into the home stretch before Monday’s (2/3) Iowa Caucuses, Democratic Presidential candidates and their surrogates are out in force this weekend. Valerie Biden Owens, the sister of former Vice President Joe Biden,…
Dale's murder trial to start July 21
Jan 30, 2020 by Rick Watts
A Sigourney man accused of killing his girlfriend’s four-month-old son will go on trial in July. Trial was set Thursday (1/30) for 21-year-old Johnny Dale, Jr. He’s accused of first degree murder in the death…
Trump in Iowa today, to deploy dozens of surrogates to Iowa for Caucuses
Jan 30, 2020 by Rick Watts
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RADIO IOWA NEWS - President Donald Trump will speak at a rally tonight in Des Moines,- just before the Iowa Caucuses that Democrats and Republicans will hold in four days. GOP challengers…
Bahena Rivera murder trial delayed again
Jan 29, 2020 by Rick Watts
The trial for the man charged with killing Brooklyn resident Mollie Tibbetts in 2018 has been delayed again. Cristhian Bahena Rivera had been scheduled to stand trial for first-degree murder on February 4 in Sioux…
Ottumwa man accused of child endangerment
Jan 28, 2020 by Rick Watts
He pointed a gun at a woman who was holding their one-year-old child. That’s what Ottumwa Police say 29-year-old Ramon Melara-Cerna did last week. He was arrested Sunday (1/26) after allegedly showing a handgun during…
Colfax standoff
Jan 27, 2020 by Rick Watts
Jasper County law enforcement spent much of their Saturday involved in an armed standoff. Around 10:20am Saturday (1/25), the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office was called about a domestic dispute involving a firearm on South Montgomery…
Mental health discussed at Eggs and Issues
Jan 27, 2020 by Rick Watts
At Saturday’s (1/25) Eggs and Issues event in Oskaloosa, the topic was mental health. The featured speakers talked about mental health being just as important as physical health. It was also pointed out that more…
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